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Title: The Purple Pileus Title Record # 63073
Author: H. G. Wells
Date: 1896-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in Black and White Dec, 1896
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Year Language Title
1905ⓘTranslated by uncredited.
 Italian Funghi rossi

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thirty Strange Stories 1897-00-00 H. G. Wells Edward Arnold     vi+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Plattner Story and Others 1897-03-00 H. G. Wells Methuen  
6/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 vii+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Thirty Strange Stories 1898-00-00 H. G. Wells Harper & Brothers     vi+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Plattner Story and Others 1900-07-00 H. G. Wells Tauchnitz (Collection of British Authors #3436)     294
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Novelle straordinarie 1905-00-00 H. G. Wells Fratelli Treves     211
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll C. Ondano  
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories 1911-08-00 H. G. Wells Thomas Nelson & Sons  
2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 xii+
574
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Country of the Blind and Other Stories 1913-08-00 H. G. Wells Thomas Nelson & Sons (Nelson's Library)  
-/7?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 xii+
574
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Tales of Wonder 1923-00-00 H. G. Wells W. Collins Sons     249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories 1924-00-00 H. G. Wells T. Fisher Unwin (The Works of H. G. Wells #1)     xxiii+
467
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories 1924-00-00 H. G. Wells Charles Scribner's Sons (The Works of H. G. Wells #1)     xxiii+
467
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1927-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn  
7/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 1148
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1927-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn     1148
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1927-10-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn     1148
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1929-00-00 H. G. Wells The Literary Guild      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1929-00-00 H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran  
$5.00?$: US dollar
 vi+
1015
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1937-00-00 H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran     vi+
1015
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1938-00-00 H. G. Wells Garden City Publishing Co.     vi+
1015
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1948-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn  
17/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 vi+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Seven Stories 1953-00-00 H. G. Wells Oxford University Press (English-Readers' Library)     148
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1957-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn  
13/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 vi+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Selected Short Stories 1958-09-25 H. G. Wells Penguin Books (Penguin Short Stories) 1310
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Selected Short Stories 1964-00-00 H. G. Wells Penguin Books 1310
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1965-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn     1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Inexperienced Ghost and Nine Other Stories 1965-02-00 H. G. Wells Bantam Pathfinder FP81
$0.50?$: US dollar
 167
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells 1966-00-00 H. G. Wells Dover Publications  
$1.50?$: US dollar
 vi+
303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells 1966-00-00 H. G. Wells Peter Smith Publisher  
$3.75?$: US dollar
 vi+
303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Inexperienced Ghost and Nine Other Stories 1966-07-00 H. G. Wells Bantam Pathfinder FP81
$0.50?$: US dollar
 167
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1966-09-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn  
21/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 vii+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Selected Short Stories 1968-00-00 H. G. Wells Penguin Books 1310
4/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Harry Willock Checkmark
Selected Short Stories 1973-00-00 H. G. Wells Penguin Books 0-14-001310-5
£0.45?£: UK pound
 352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Harry Willock  
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1974-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn 0-510-40301-8
$12.50?$: US dollar
 vi+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Thirty Strange Stories 1974-00-00 H. G. Wells Causeway Books 0-88356-028-3   504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Selected Short Stories 1977-00-00 H. G. Wells Penguin Books 0-14-001310-5
£0.80?£: UK pound
 352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Harry Willock Checkmark
Selected Short Stories 1979-00-00 H. G. Wells Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) 0-14-001310-5   352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Selected Short Stories 1981-00-00 H. G. Wells Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) 0-14-001310-5
$3.95?$: US dollar
 352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Harry Willock Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1987-00-00 H. G. Wells St. Martin's Press 0-312-15855-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
 vi+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Selected Short Stories 1988-00-00 H. G. Wells Penguin Books 0-14-008247-6
£3.95?£: UK pound
 352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Neil Breedon  
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories 1996-10-31 H. G. Wells Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 0-19-282827-4   xxxvii+
534
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Thirty Strange Stories 1998-03-00 H. G. Wells Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0488-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
 x+
406
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Red Room and Other Stories 1998-05-00 H. G. Wells Phoenix (Phoenix Short Stories) 0-7538-0453-0
£3.99?£: UK pound
 viii+
243
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Janie Coath  
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1998-08-00 H. G. Wells J. M. Dent 0-460-87964-2
£30.00?£: UK pound
 xii+
883
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Country of the Blind and Other Stories 2004-04-02 H. G. Wells Project Gutenberg 11870
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories 2006-01-10 H. G. Wells The Echo Library 1-84637-793-5
$14.99?$: US dollar
 302
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Flora Curiosa: Cryptobotany, Mysterious Fungi, Sentient Trees, and Deadly Plants in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy 2008-08-00 ed. Chad Arment Coachwhip Publications 978-1-930585-56-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
 337
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories 2010-03-23 H. G. Wells Waking Lion Press 978-1-4341-0292-8
$21.99?$: US dollar
 398
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Complete Short Story Omnibus 2011-04-00 H. G. Wells Gollancz 978-0-575-09524-3
£25.00?£: UK pound
 959
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories 2013-01-17 H. G. Wells CreateSpace 978-1-4819-9061-5
$9.99?$: US dollar
 310
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Plattner Story and Others 2013-04-28 H. G. Wells Forgotten Books (Classic Reprint) 978-1-4400-5974-2
$10.18?$: US dollar
 350
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Plattner Story and Others 2013-06-20 H. G. Wells Project Gutenberg 42989
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories 2013-07-29 H. G. Wells CreateSpace 978-1-4912-2057-3
$15.20?$: US dollar
 576
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
H. G. Wells: The Dover Reader 2016-02-17 H. G. Wells Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions) 978-0-486-80248-0
$6.00?$: US dollar
 527
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 omni  
The Crystal Egg and Other Stories 2017-01-09 H. G. Wells Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 978-1-84022-739-0
£1.99?£: UK pound
 xxx+
450
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Carolyn Arcabascio  
The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories 2017-04-21 H. G. Wells Enhanced Media Publishing 978-1-365-89161-8
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Frank R. Paul  
The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells 2018-05-16 H. G. Wells Dover Publications 978-0-486-82560-1
$14.95?$: US dollar
 384
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells 2018-05-16 H. G. Wells Dover Publications 978-0-486-82993-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Thirty Strange Stories 2019-06-17 H. G. Wells Project Gutenberg 59774
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Time Machine 2020-06-05 H. G. Wells In Audio 978-1-4676-1058-2
$9.09?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll  
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells date unknown H. G. Wells Dover Publications 0-486-21531-8
$2.25?$: US dollar
 vi+
303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells date unknown H. G. Wells Dover Publications 0-486-21531-8
$3.00?$: US dollar
 vi+
303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells date unknown H. G. Wells Dover Publications 0-486-21531-8
$6.95?$: US dollar
 vi+
303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Tales of Wonder date unknown H. G. Wells Collins / BCE     253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Plattner Story and Others date unknown H. G. Wells Barnes & Noble Books / Google Books      
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells date unknown H. G. Wells Odhams Press     375
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
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